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Chapter 8 Rocks and Minerals

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mineralsnatural, nonliving solid crystals that make up rocks
lusterthe way a mineral's surface reflects light
sedimentary rockrock that forms when sediments are cemented together and harden
igneous rockrock that forms from molten rock
metamorphic rockrock that has changed as a result of heat and pressure
magmahot fluid material below Earth's crust from which lava forms
mohs scalea scale of hardness used in classifying minerals
streakthe color of powder a mineral leaves behind
weatheringa gradual wearing away or changing of rock and soil
sedimentearthy material that has been moved and laid down on Earth's surface
moltenincredibly hot, melted



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